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Starting a new veg plot.
Timmy T wrote:
Hi, I'm just starting a veg patch which is about 5m square in the corner of the garden, but I'm not sure what to do with the turf I've cut. Shall I skip it or rotavate it into the area I've taken it from along with well rotted manure from the dung heap? Many thanks, TT Can you just turn it upside-down and plant over it? (I assume you don't have bermudagrass over there) If I ever start a new garden plot from turf again, I plant to spray it one time with glyphosate (Roundup or equivalent), mow it short when the grass starts to die, and then disturb the soil as little as possible when I plant. Mulch heavily at least the first year to keep the weeds from taking over, and let the earthworms do all the hard work turning the soil. That first year I probably won't be able to direct sow anything; just use transplants. Tilling new ground among other things wakes up dormant weed seeds in the soil. -Bob |
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